Welcome
Welcome to the world of orienteering, where adventure meets skill and nature comes alive! Whether you are a seasoned navigator or a curious beginner, our club Lagan Valley Orienteers offers an exciting way to explore the great outdoors. Join us as we embark on thrilling journeys through forests, up mountains, and around parks, all while honing our navigation skills, making friends, running together and having fun. See “I tried orienteering” on YouTube and continue reading here.
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News Headlines
- 🔦 Sign up for first Wednesday Evening Night Training (WENT) of year – Barnetts, Belfast
- 🏃♀️🍂 ENTRIES ARE OPEN for LVO’s Autumn Trophy! 🍂🏃♂️
- NI Schools GCSE PE Orienteering Competition – Wonderful Volunteers required
- ⏰ Extended Start Window until 2pm – NICS Urban, Craigavon
- 🎉 LVO Represented on Team Ireland at Junior Home International
News
Here are the first 100 hundred words of the latest posts to LVO’s news feed. Please note that hyperlinks appear as plain text in these snippets – click the heading to see the full post with working hyperlinks. The news page is here.
- 🔦 Sign up for first Wednesday Evening Night Training (WENT) of year – Barnetts, Belfast - The WENT Series is kicking off next week this Wednesday 28 October - over the next 8 Wednesday evenings there will be 7 x Night Training Sessions and 1 x NI Night Championship. Fun night nav training in urban parks or streets. Friendly coach led with activities for all levels of experience. Come and run/walk round as a pair, group or individual. For more info on next Wednesday's WENT: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/went1-26/ Or Sign-up directly here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TgiNCC4s50uEUTV3mi0mfL2cz9tkyL1CpL4vsr2zT7VUN0ZROVVSTFdBOVRZM1JUWEZCSzZKUzFNOS4u Entries close midnight, Monday 26th October Read More ...
- 🏃♀️🍂 ENTRIES ARE OPEN for LVO’s Autumn Trophy! 🍂🏃♂️ - 🌲 Ready for an autumn adventure? Planner Geoffrey Collins has ventured deep into Hillsborough Forest (and made it back!) to bring you an exciting challenge for all abilities. 🟡🟠 Yellow and Orange courses — perfect for beginners.🟢🔵 Green and Blue courses — for the more adventurous and experienced orienteers! 📅 Date: Saturday 7 November⏰ Start times: 11:30am–1:30pm📍 Location: Hillsborough Forest 🔎 Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/lvo-autumn-trophy-26/📝 Enter now: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/lvo-autumn-trophy-hillsborough-2026?elid=Y ⏳ Entries close at midnight on Sunday 1 November, so don’t miss your chance! 🧭🍁 #Orienteering #LVOTrophy #AutumnTrophy #HillsboroughForest Read More ...
- NI Schools GCSE PE Orienteering Competition – Wonderful Volunteers required - As many of you will know, over the past few years I have been running a Schools Orienteering Competition in Gosford Forest for students undertaking Orienteering as part of their GCSE PE.This event, and now Ric's one in Coleraine are the only events put on specifically for Schools in NI where the correct standards for Assessment are guaranteed because its us as NI Orienteering, and at the same time we try to provide that link between Schools and Clubs that often appears to be missing.This year's event in Gosford takes place on Thursday 5th November, but to make it happen… Read More ...
- ⏰ Extended Start Window until 2pm – NICS Urban, Craigavon - ⏳ Final call for entries for the next NI Colour Series, with a new extended start time of 2pm - Entries close at midnight this Sunday 18 October, so don't miss out! 🏃♀️ 📅 Date: Sunday 25 October⏰ Start times: 11:30am–2:00pm📍 Location: Craigavon Lakes 🔎 Full event details: https://lvo.org.uk/allfixtures/ni-colour-series-6-26/ 📝 Enter now: https://www.sientries.co.uk/event/nics6-craigavon-urban-2026?elid=Y Read More ...
About Orienteering
Videos: Introduction to Orienteering | Setting the map | Using the Compass | Attack Points | Aiming Off | Large Contour Features | Route Choice | Intricate Contours.
Websites: Learn Orienteering (e.g. map colours, legends, control symbols and much else besides) | O-training.net (a resource for orienteering training).
Read about the different types of orienteering here and you’ll find some tips here.